DISCOVERART

Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actors Nakamura Noshio I as Nyosan no Miya (right), Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Renegade Monk Yochin (center), and Yamashita Kinsaku II as the Maid Mutsuhana (left), in the Play Fuki Kaete Tsuki mo Yoshiwara, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1771

c. 1772
Color woodblock print; from the illustrated book Yakusha Kuni no Hana (Prominent Actors of Japan)
16.8 × 27.3 cm (6.6 × 10.7 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

Not currently on view

In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

View at artic.edu ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More by Katsukawa Shunsho

Dancer with a Maple BranchDancer with a Maple Branch"Ku," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)""Ku," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade PCourtesans of the Okaneya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 2Courtesans of the Okaneya, from the book "Mirror of BeautifuThree Beauties Chatting by a VerandaThree Beauties Chatting by a VerandaThe Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Hige no Ikyu in the Play Nanakusa Yosooi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1782The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Hige no Ikyu in the Play NanaThe Actor Onoe Tamizo I as Oiso no Tora or Kewaizaka no Shosho, Disguised as a Female Komusu (?), in the Play Yui Kanoko Date-zome Soga (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the First Month, 1774 (?)The Actor Onoe Tamizo I as Oiso no Tora or Kewaizaka no ShosYang GuifeiYang GuifeiFour courtesans of various houses, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 3Four courtesans of various houses, from the book "Mirror of

More like this

Child Attendant and Bald Tengu of Mt. Kurama (Kaburo Kurama Tengu), no. 7 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of playsOkumura Masanobu — Child Attendant and Bald Tengu of Mt. KurArtworkUtagawa Toyokuni IBon Festival Lanterns and Plant Seller, from the illustrated book "Picture Book: Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana)," vol. 2Kitagawa Utamaro — Bon Festival Lanterns and Plant Seller, fArtworkIsoda KoryūsaiArtworkKitagawa UtamaroAct Ten: Amakawaya House from the play Kanadehon ChushinguraKatsukawa Shun'ei — Act Ten: Amakawaya House from the play KArtworkUtagawa Toyokuni INew Year Games of Shuttlecock, Battledore, and Hand Ball, from the illustrated book "Picture Book: Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana)," vol. 1Kitagawa Utamaro — New Year Games of Shuttlecock, BattledoreComb Rashomon (Sashigushi Rashomon), no. 3 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of playsOkumura Masanobu — Comb Rashomon (Sashigushi Rashomon), no. The First Horseback Ride of the New Year (Uma norizome), from the illustrated book "Colors of the Triple Dawn (Saishiki mitsu no asa)"Torii Kiyonaga — The First Horseback Ride of the New Year (U仮宅の後朝|Scene in the YoshiwaraKitagawa Utamaro — 仮宅の後朝|Scene in the YoshiwaraParody of the Story of NarukamiKomatsuken Kiyomitsu — Parody of the Story of Narukami